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Central African Republic (CAR)

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Central African Government Information

• Centrafique Presse (in French only)
• Central African Press Agency (in French only)
• Division of Statistics and Economic and Social Studies (in French only)
• Information Site of the Central African Republic (in French only)
• Ministries / les Ministères (in French only)

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Country Profiles

• BBC News Profile - Central African Republic
  A guide to history, politics and economic background of countries from BBC News.
• CIA World Factbook - CAR
  Country profile provides information on country background, geography, people, government, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
• FAO and CAR
  Information on economic and agricultural issues from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). It also has a good selection of maps.
• Human Development Report on CAR
  Provides quick statistics on human development, economy, labor force, and population from the United Nations Development Programme. Country factsheet is also available.
• Human Rights Watch - Central African Republic
  Country background, news and reports related to human rights.
• IAEA - CAR
  Country factsheet on multilateral and safeguard agreements from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
• IMF - CAR
  Country information, reports and publications from the International Monetary Fund.
• ITC - CAR
  Country-specific trade and market profiles, map, and trade statistics from the International Trade Centre (ITC).
• Library of Congress - CAR
  Country portal and resources compiled by the Library of Congress subject experts.
• OHCHR - CAR
  Country background, treaties, reporting status, calendar of events and publications related to human rights from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR).
• UNESCO Worldwide - CAR
  Highlights cooperation between the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and its Member States.
  • UNESCO Communication & Information - CAR
    Country profile, news and links to related projects and websites.
  • UNESCO Education Worldwide - CAR
    Education statistics, publications, plans, ministries, and news for Member States.
  • UNESCO Institute for Statistics - CAR
    A selection of national statistics on education, literacy, science and technology, culture, and communication.
  • UNESCO Office Yaoundé
    Cluster Office representing UNESCO in Cameroon, Central African Republic and Chad in the Central and Western Africa Cluster.
  • UNESCO World Heritage - CAR
    Cultural and natural heritage properties and documents on the World Heritage List.
    
• UNFPA Country Profile - CAR
  "The United Nations Population Fund ( UNFPA) supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect."
• United Kingdom's Foreign and Commonwealth Office - CAR
  Country profile covering history, politics, economy, human rights, relations with the UK, and travel.
• United Nations Country @ a Glance - CAR
  Country overview, news, economy, environment, health and technology from the United Nations Cyberschoolbus.
• United Nations Statistics Division: Environment Snapshot - CAR
  Country snapshots offer national environment statistics.
• United Nations Statistics Division: National Accounts - CAR
  "Statistics database contains a complete and consistent set of time series from 1970 onwards of main national accounts aggregates for all UN Members States and all other countries and areas in the world."
• U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics - CAR
  U.S. trade in goods (imports, exports and balance) with CAR.
• U.S. Commercial Service - Eastern Africa
  Regional profile about doing business in Eastern Africa (Burundi, Central Africa Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda) by the Commercial Service, the global business solutions unit of the Department of Commerce.

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Articles and Databases

• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Declassified Documents
  Declassified information available from the FOIA Electronic Reading Room. Enter "Central African Republic" as the search term.
  • National Intelligence Council (NIC) Declassified Documents
    Database of intelligence reports, National Intelligence Estimates, and other publications produced by the National Intelligence Council or its predecessor organizations, the Office of National Estimates and the Office of Reports and Estimates since 1946.
• Crisis Group International Databases and Resources
  Crisis Group provides analysis of violent conflicts and peace implementation.
  • CrisisWatch Database
    Monthly bulletin of significant situations of conflict or potential conflict around the world.
• CRS Reports - LexisNexis Congressional CU
  The Congressional Research Service (CRS), the research arm of Congress, prepares reports (usually under 20 pages long) on topics of interest to members of Congress. Enter "Central African Republic" as the search term.
• Declassified Documents Reference System CU
  Search this database to find declassified documents related to CAR.
• Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
  Department of Defense Scientific and Technical Reports Collection provides access to citations to unclassified unlimited documents that have been entered into DTIC's Technical Reports (TR) Database, as well as the electronic full-text of many of these documents. The site also includes databases that focus on individual topics.
• Digital National Security Archive CU
  Database of primary declassified documents regarding critical U.S. policy decisions.
• Facts on International Relations and Security Trends (FIRST)
  An integrated database containing information on armed conflicts and peace keeping, arms production and trade, military expenditure, armed forces and weapons.
• Global Legal Information Network (GLIN)
  "Public database of official texts of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations."
• International Area Studies Africa/Middle East CU
  Collection of databases from the University of Colorado covering Africa and the Middle East.
• International Area Studies General CU
  Collection of general databases from the University of Colorado covering international issues.
• International Area Studies Statistics CU
  Collection of international statistics databases from the University of Colorado.
• LexisNexis Academic Country & Region Reports CU
  News, country briefings, and country risk guides. Filter by country or choose "Country & Region Reports" from publication type.
• UNdata
  UNdata provides a single entry point allowing users to search and download numerous statistical resources of the United Nations System.
• WDI Online CU
  World Development Indicators (WDI) online contains statistical data on the global economy from the World Bank.
• Worldwide Incidents Tracking System (WITS)
  WITS is the National Counterterrorism Center's database of terrorist incidents. The WITS database coverage is currently from 1/1/2004 to 6/30/2007 and is updated quarterly.

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Diplomatic Relations
Diplomacy, Programs and Aid

• African Development Bank Group - Central African Republic
  Projects, strategy papers, and information about CAR and the ADB.
• African Union
  The main objectives of the AU are "to promote unity and solidarity among African States, to coordinate and intensify cooperation for development, to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Member States, and to promote international cooperation within the framework of the United Nations."
• CEMAC - Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (in French)
  An organization of states established to promote economic integration among countries that share a common currency, the CFA franc.
• Delegation of the European Commission to the Central African Republic (in French - English site has limited content)
  The Delegations of the External Service serve European Union interests throughout the world.
• EU Relations with Central African Republic
  Overview, country strategy, EU support, and documents on the European Union's relations with CAR.
• G-77 at the United Nations
  The Group of 77 is an intergovernmental organization of developing states in the UN. It provides the means for the countries of the South to articulate and promote their collective economic interests and enhance their joint negotiating capacity on all major international economic issues within the United Nations system, and promote South-South cooperation for development. There are now 130 member states (including CAR), although the name G-77 was retained because of its historical significance.
• IRIN Humanitarian Profile - CAR
  IRIN (Integrated Regional Information Networks), part of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), provides news and analysis about sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia for the humanitarian community.
• New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)
  NEPAD is a strategy for sustainable development and poverty reduction in Africa.
• ReliefWeb - CAR
  ReliefWeb, administered by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), provides news, documents, maps, and background information on emergency assistance by country.
• UNHCR - CAR
  News, operations, statistics, background, analysis and policy, and maps from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
• United Nations Development Programme in the Central African Republic (in French)
  UNDP helps countries work toward human rights, democratic governance, poverty reduction, crisis prevention and recovery, energy and environment for sustainable development, and HIV/AIDS prevention.
• United Nations Division for Sustainable Development - CAR
  Economic, social and environmental policies and plans for sustainable development from the UN Department Economic and Social Affairs.
• USAID - East Africa - CAR
  United States Agency for International Development (USAID) economic and humanitarian assistance programs in CAR.
  • USAID - East Africa
    USAID Assistance in Eastern Africa (Burundi, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia).
• U.S. Department of State - Central African Republic
  U.S.-CAR relations, humanitarian assistance, reconstruction, and country background notes.
• World Bank - Central African Republic
  World Bank data, projects, and research in the Central African Republic.
• World Food Program - CAR
  The World Food Program (WFP) is the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against global hunger.
• World Trade Organization - CAR
  Provides key information on trade statistics, WTO commitments, disputes, trade policy reviews, and notifications for member countries.

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Health

• UNAIDS - CAR
  Country situation analysis and news from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.
• WHO - Central African Republic
  Information and statistics on the status of public health in CAR from the World Health Organization (WHO).
• WHO/AFRO
  Official site of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa
  (WHO/AFRO). 
  • Country Health System Profile - CAR
    Trends in health policy, resources, and services.
  • Malaria Country Profiles - CAR
    Malaria information page from WHO/AFRO.

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Peacekeeping and Military Information

• Central African Republic: Security Assistance
  Country-by-country listing provides information on Political-Military-administered security assistance funds from the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.
• United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINURCA)
  April 1998-February 2000: "MINURCA was deployed in April 1998 to assist in maintaining and enhancing security and stability in Bangui and vicinity; supervise, control storage, and monitor the disposition of weapons retrieved in disarmament exercise; assist in capacity-building of national police; provide advice and technical support for legislative elections. Later, MINURCA was also mandated to support the conduct of presidential elections and supervise the destruction of confiscated weapons."
  
• United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT)
  September 2007-Present: "On 25 September 2007, the Security Council, by its resolution 1778, approved the establishment in Chad and the Central African Republic, in concert with the European Union, of a multidimensional presence intended to help create the security conditions conducive to a voluntary, secure and sustainable return of refugees and displaced persons. The Council decided that the multidimensional presence shall include a United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT)."

• The Library Catalog, Chinook
  There are numerous secondary, federal, and international sources of information on the Central African Republic available in the collection.
  
  Try these searches to see some of the resources in Chinook, the library catalog:

  Electronic Resources	Print and Electronic Resources
  central african republic and econom*	central african republic and econom*
  central african republic and histor*	central african republic and histor*
  central african republic and politic*	central african republic and politic*
  central african republic (government publications only)	central african republic (government publications only)

  
  The * replaces up to five characters in a word.

• Cameroon: Country Guide
• Chad: Country Guide
• Democratic Republic of the Congo: Country Guide
• Foreign Relations and International Aid
• Republic of the Congo: Country Guide
• Sudan: Country Guide